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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: According to the information available to this Department the correct rate of one parent family payment payable to the person concerned is €302.20 per week.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (30 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Domiciliary care allowance is payable in respect of children under the age of 16 who have a severe disability that requires care and attention substantially in excess of another child of the same age. The care and attention received must be given by another person, effectively full-time so that the child can deal with the normal activities of daily life. The child must be likely to require...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department there are currently no applications pending for an exceptional needs payment in the case of the person concerned. It is open to the person concerned to make such an application to her local Community Welfare Service.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has completed 221 weeks to date on Community Employment (CE) and is currently a participant on Sandymount CE Scheme. Prior to his commencement on Community Employment he was in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance to the value of €342.60 with additional Fuel allowance of €20.00 which totals to €362.60 per week. The calculation of his entitlement on CE...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to partially allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision in writing on 27th January 2014. There has been a rapid and sustained increase in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. A claim for IP for the person concerned received on 16 August 2011 was refused on the grounds that the claimant was considered not to satisfy the medical criteria. A further claim for IP was received for the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker’s allowance claim of the person concerned has been reviewed. Arrears due will be included in the payment of 30 January 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The rent supplement claim for this client has been reassessed, accordingly arrears will be paid at the end of this month.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: JobBridge is giving opportunities to jobseekers across the spectrum of qualifications. Participation on the scheme is voluntary. Given the numbers of unemployed jobseekers holding graduate and post-graduate qualifications, it is obviously necessary that JobBridge is in a position to offer them an internship that reflects their abilities, aspirations and qualifications. In this regard a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 28th August 2013. The application was disallowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on the 23rd September 2013 advising of the decision. A review of this decision has been requested and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is the lead Department for severe weather emergencies and the Office of Public Works has responsibility for capital flood relief activities. However, the Department of Social Protection (DSP) has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of emergency events such as the flooding of November...

Other Questions: Civil Registration Legislation (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I am aware of Deputy Kyne's Bill. I acknowledge the work he put into its preparation. I was surprised to learn on becoming Minister for Social Protection that the drafting of legislation, in terms of the fine legal details, is a lengthy process. The heads of the gender recognition Bill have been considered in committee, the report of which I am currently considering. The last number of...

Other Questions: Youth Employment Initiative (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 437 together. Youth unemployment has fallen from a peak of over 31% to approximately 25% at the end of 2013. Given the measures being taken to support young people, I am confident that there will be further reductions in youth unemployment this year. In this regard youth unemployment is being specifically targeted through the youth guarantee...

Other Questions: Youth Employment Initiative (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The most important element that has been lacking in Ireland is that of participation by employers in offering employment opportunities at all levels to people in Ireland who are, unfortunately, unemployed. I welcome the publication of the review of apprenticeships commissioned by my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, which commits to the introduction of a...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Labour Party is the party of work. The Deputy wants Ireland to be a country of welfare only, one in which no one works. He is wrong and his attitude is out of date.

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: People who have found themselves out of work as a result of the economic crisis are extremely anxious to get back into employment. The Deputy spoke of companies seeking people with PhD qualifications. One of the sad things I have encountered as Minister is people with extraordinary qualifications and a strong desire to work finding themselves locked out of employment. They do not want to...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: Some people who take up JobBridge have families and are receiving significant supports, including rent supplement. In the past, such persons were required to give up all supports to gain work experience. We are trying to get the country back to work and this is one of the ways we are doing so. As Indecon has shown, 61% of JobBridge participants subsequently secure further employment.

Other Questions: Civil Registration Legislation (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 367 together. On 19 July 2013, the Cabinet approved the drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill. I brought this proposal for legislation to the Cabinet as there are a number of important policy issues I want to see implemented through amendments to the 2004 Act. The Bill will...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Deputy, like some others in this House, has a very strange attitude to employment and to people getting employment. Sometimes when I listen to him, I think he would rather prefer if people stayed unemployed and perhaps they would listen to him more or something like that. I am not quite sure.